• DandomRude@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I am firmly convinced that most of the problems facing humanity can be traced directly back to billionaires like him.

    It’s quite simple: you can only become that rich if you are an utterly inhuman, unscrupulous monster. Unfortunately, it is precisely these monsters who rule the world, and they have created systems that require you to be a monster in order to succeed.

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      2 months ago

      That’s what I keep saying about Taylor Swift, but people just tell me that I’m a crotchety old man.

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        2 months ago

        There are degrees of evil. Just as some cancerous cells can be benign, there also can be less harmful billionaires.

        It’s important to concentrate on the ones that are an existential threat to humanity first and foremost so we don’t lose the world pointlessly chasing after the harmless lumps.

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          2 months ago

          I agree with you. But if that’s where we are, I feel that statements like:

          …you can only become that rich if you are an utterly inhuman, unscrupulous monster…

          Are unhelpful at best and actively alienating to potential allies at worst.

          • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            Even the most benign is unlikely to be an ally. When push comes to shove, they’ll choose their money over humanity.